Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 52.8% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 41.8% more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.08
HNL153.08
|
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
HNL184.29
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.33
|
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
HNL17.25
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
HNL53.85
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
HNL55.23
|
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
HNL135.98
|
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
HNL59.18
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
HNL35.65
|
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
HNL34.67
|
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HNL19.21
|
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL23.06
|
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.98
|
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.95
|
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.25
|
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
HNL106.97
|
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL695.88
|
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,133.97
HNL506,906.48
|
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.65
HNL696.09
|
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.94
HNL1,131.49
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.19
HNL5,442.98
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.21
HNL6,022.53
|
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.17
HNL1,363.79
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$299.08
HNL7,529.79
|
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,792.63
HNL95,485.70
|
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
HNL41.04
|
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
HNL51.82
|
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
HNL56.13
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.68
HNL1,301.21
|
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
HNL153.08
|
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.83
HNL952.52
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
HNL952.52
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.15
HNL2,823.55
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.10
HNL2,721.49
|
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
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